B2 — upper-intermediatesociety40 words
Politics & government
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| polìtika | politics; policy (both senses) |
| vláda | a government; also "rules" from vladati |
| prédsednīk | president; chairman (of a body, court, municipality) |
| mìnistar | minister |
| ministàrstvo | ministry |
| premìjer | prime minister (fem. premijerka) |
| skȕpština | assembly, parliament; meeting (also a building's residents' meeting) |
| pòslanīk | MP, deputy (not an envoy — that is izaslanik) |
| polìtičār | politician |
| strȁnka | party (political); party to a case, client at a counter |
| vlȃst | power, rule (fem.); the governing side; pl. vlasti — the authorities |
| opozícija | opposition |
| koalícija | coalition |
| ìzbori | elections (plural; sg. izbor = a choice) |
| glàsati | to vote (glasati za / protiv — for / against) |
| glàsāč | voter |
| bìrāč | elector, voter (official term; biračko telo — the electorate) |
| izàbrati | to elect; to choose (perfective; imperf. birati) |
| kandìdāt | candidate |
| ìzbornā lȉsta | electoral list |
| bìrāčko mȅsto | polling station |
| ìzlaznōst | turnout (at an election) (fem.) |
| kampànja | campaign (electoral, advertising) |
| màndāt | mandate; term of office |
| òstāvka | resignation (podneti ostavku — to resign) |
| sȅdnica | session, formal sitting (of a board or an assembly; an ordinary meeting is sastanak) |
| zákon | law, statute |
| prȅdlog zákona | bill, draft law |
| usvòjiti | to adopt (a law, a decision); to adopt (a child) |
| ȕstāv | constitution (not a company's charter — that is statut) |
| sȗd | court; judgement, opinion |
| sùdija | judge (masculine despite the -a ending) |
| tùžilāštvo | prosecutor's office (tužilac — prosecutor) |
| dr̀žāvnī | state, governmental |
| ȍpština | municipality |
| gradonáčelnīk | mayor |
| lòkālnā samoùprava | local self-government |
| referèndum | referendum |
| pròtest | protest |
| demonstrácije | demonstrations (plural; sg. demonstracija) |
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